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tapping the sewage line
tapping the sewage line by stylies September 15, 2010
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Tappini • tapping • Tappin • Tapping Out • tapping the keg • tappinass • tappin' dat ass • Tapping away • tapping off • tappin' out
tappin that ass
tappin that ass by The Salty Maestro October 4, 2017
tappin' the bomb
1: (hypothetical) used to express the desire to go back in time and change a single moment in your life, hoping that the new timeline will turn out better.
2: (altruistic) sacrificing yourself to satisfy someone else's needs whether the results benefit you or not. Used to describe literal sacrifices of life or happiness or simple compromises for someone you care for but don't agree with.
Comes from a scene in the fifth season finale (and sixth season premiere) of LOST wherein the character of Juliet--knowing that her death is imminent--quite literally taps the core of an atomic bomb, hoping to create a time paradox and better the lives of her friends. She does this even though not only will she die but also an alternate version of her would not ever meet her soulmate.
The term itself was coined by LOST creator and producer Damon Lindelof in the audio commentary track of the premiere episode on the first disc of the sixth season DVD set of LOST.
2: (altruistic) sacrificing yourself to satisfy someone else's needs whether the results benefit you or not. Used to describe literal sacrifices of life or happiness or simple compromises for someone you care for but don't agree with.
Comes from a scene in the fifth season finale (and sixth season premiere) of LOST wherein the character of Juliet--knowing that her death is imminent--quite literally taps the core of an atomic bomb, hoping to create a time paradox and better the lives of her friends. She does this even though not only will she die but also an alternate version of her would not ever meet her soulmate.
The term itself was coined by LOST creator and producer Damon Lindelof in the audio commentary track of the premiere episode on the first disc of the sixth season DVD set of LOST.
Damon: I really need to tap the bomb and not have married you.
Husband: I tapped the bomb for you and let you watch that cooking show when LOST was on.
Wife: Oh don't be such a martyr.
American Man: Uh...what are you doing to the core of that atomic bomb?
Japanese Man: I'm tappin' the bomb to try to go back in time and stop you assbutts from killing my family.
Husband: I tapped the bomb for you and let you watch that cooking show when LOST was on.
Wife: Oh don't be such a martyr.
American Man: Uh...what are you doing to the core of that atomic bomb?
Japanese Man: I'm tappin' the bomb to try to go back in time and stop you assbutts from killing my family.
tappin' the bomb by Tav El December 22, 2010
Amanda Tapping
An hot Canadian actress best known for playing Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. She has recently begun playing as Dr. Helen Magnus in the Syfy Channel series Sanctuary.
Amanda Tapping by kedostuga October 8, 2010
Clappin while we tappin
When both parties of sexual intercourse are extra thicc individuals, so when they are having sex there is a lot more clapping sounds
Bro1: bruh she is sooo thicc. I like more cushion for the pushin
Bro2: yeahh bro, there will be more clappin while we tappin.
Bro2: yeahh bro, there will be more clappin while we tappin.
Clappin while we tappin by Kiing Nurp February 8, 2020
tapping the admiral
sneaking a furtive, illicit alcoholic drink. The term stems from the case of British Admiral Nelson, whose corpse was pickled, in brandy, after dying at sea & sparked rumours that his men would drink from the barrell.
tapping the admiral by giraffe-o January 12, 2009
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